पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · December 17, 2024 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।

"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	241.39°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
चन्द्र Candra	82.96°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	100.92°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	221.84°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	50.78°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	286.65°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शनि Śani	319.45°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

Salem, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:59 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:34 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:06 – 16:32
Yamaganda	09:23 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla	12:14 – 13:40
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:31 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:57 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:23 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:48 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:14 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:40 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:06 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:32 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:57 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:32 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:06 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:40 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:14 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:48 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:23 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:57 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872196.27
Julian Day	2460661.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	202.79°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2017°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2024-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)